Theme from "Super Mario Brothers" - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Theme from Super Mario Brothers - BUCKET DRUMMING!

This is a delightful teaching resource designed to engage students by combining music and video game culture. This unique method provides educators with an unconventional, yet effective approach in teaching rhythm and musical form.

Designed for 4th through 9th-grade students, the lesson plan utilizes the familiar tune of Super Mario Brothers, allowing them to drum on buckets or any other suitable surfaces for hands-on tactile comprehension of rhythm and timing.

• Slide 1: Carefully color-coded to guide through different sections of the song.
• Slide 2: Terms adjacent to each phrase prompt discussions about structure in pop music as well as includes actual track link that they can play along with for better timing & tempo understanding.

In terms of notation interpretation; regular notes guide strikes on drums (or selected surfaces), while X-notes denote stick clinks above their heads—a fun way offering variation within the piece.

Potential Application:

1. Music Lessons: An unconventional approach engaging rhythmic skills development using pop culture context.
2. Cultural Studies: Introduces inter-disciplinary elements into conventional classroom dynamics by combining art & pop culture references.

Need to connect with your kids with their pop music through VIDEO GAME MUSIC? Involve them in bucket drumming with the theme that everyone and their brother and/or sister know "Super Mario Brothers"!

There are two all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2 or 4times). Then, apply it to drums!

All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)

Here's the track so you can play along...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTa6Xbzfq1U

Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!